I would love to direct a play. But I think when people look at me they see music and dancing and singing.

I think theatres will always remain a sacred place where people go for something live and experience things live, which is very different than the experience of film.

I always say that you can't be afraid to ask the question. What's the worst that could happen? The answer could be "no" and you go on.

I'm really happy when I'm immersed in the art of it all - immersed in the music, the dance, the visual. Tapping into joy - it saves you.

Even when I rehearse down in the bowels of the Metropolitan Opera, you can't help but think why The Phantom of the Opera was inspired by what happens in the bowels of the opera house.

I know a lot of choreographers prefer to do abstract dance and not be bothered with a story, but even when I'm asked to do classical ballet or a modern piece, I still want to tell a story.

I am a storyteller, and I grew up with a father who told big-fish stories, so storytelling is very much a part of me. It was a part of my family.